Hello Fred:
Have been on the move
since 1 entered the mhu:
have neglected writing
you for sending me thy p
please accept niv e,ati
for each copy 1 have
Distance really lends'a m>
the hometown new- 'that
medium can fulfill.
How are the
back-shop, and is Ml 1
you yet? Tell him 1
he is still with \a- I
everything is a heelnic
back in the old home
with the election so .
I am let lug 'em hay <■ .
mail. Tell David 1'. ; ..
his name and untilo '•
it—guess he's Id-me i :
ing spirit.
Well, there's noth n
tell you except tha 1
about ten stales and r-a
seen what we have i
\t present I’m stationed heie in
ihe historic ok! city of Newport,
it l , which is one of the seme
the New England states
hied, toil my mends around
1 -aid. •;« <sh you were with
^ on 11 never know the urmv
11 you i;e in i he test ot lurk to
,,‘i unci the lone..
Ex-l’rin'tor
(at. j'oirti Howard Lhivis
,SN h i.si'T ill i..i \ . ' A
, a! >; AAA tiun till.
i' Ai. ,\ rwinn l. It. E !
./ c - - |
111 Italy
April t!a, I.H44 .
* : " V', .! , iiOtight 1 would drop you i
veil heai troin ,
| ; 1 nil .1' \ A .-1U* i»i>> • ,
\ v \ .'d\ getting along ;
i . , 1 :,!i making it pretty ;
o. \tr/.io Beachhead. |
j . ,.. couple days ago and j
’ ’ V i v A., .i.c hoy' in tins j
, ■. ■ O,. hi -t ore over |
. ... : ' ip o et "i an !
; ■ :j \ would tell all (
> 1 hello and to write
. .oi'Oine o\er here
v\ . , i tie.- 1 hail het
g. ling dark and
iik.t a Muck out
A f: :i-ih11.
tie,ohm 1’ \\ l ight
... Eagle sooll j
. 1 ' .ire tun truss-j
AT THE MOVIES:
_IN CHERRYVILLE j
At The LESTER T; ur.-day-Fnday •CRAZY HOUSE”
Olsen and Johnson in a scene from. Uitir cdp-happ^ comedv Crazs i l
vvidi Martha O Driscoil, Pacru Knc’wles and £dg>ir Kenned'
Saturday—One Day —
AT LESTER — ONe Day Only
The she'wolves arc on the loose in Beautiful But Broke, ” new Columbia
laugh-not starring Joan Davis, with Jane Fru/ce, Judy Clark, Bob Havtnes.
One Day Only—AT LESTER—Wednesday, May 24th
Tbc East Side Kids plan:
production, "Million Do!
1 tt their mischevious antics in Monogram’s new
. .\id," with Noah Beery, Sr. and Louise Guroc
AT THE STRAND — Two Days — Fri-Sat., May 19-20
A tour moment in "Fugitive From Sonora" starring Don "Red" Barry
*_ with Lyon Merrick aod Wallv Vernon. *•
TOWN and FARM
• in WARTIME * (
Prooarcd by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
MEATS, FATS— Red Stamps,
As through TS, good indefinitely.
PROCESSED FOODS-— Blue!
stamps As through Os, good in- j
iteumtely.
SL'CiAK—Sugar Stamps 3t» A;
■ !1, eaeii good lor ,fi\e pounus iti- j
definitely. Sugar stamp 4U, good'
lor five pounus ot canning >ugai j
through reuruary, next year. I
l.HSOLl.Nt,— In IT East Coast j
states, A10 coupons, good through
August S. In states outsiue me
East Cogst area, A ll coupons,
good through .nine 21.
i-L El, tun—d’enoU 4 and o
coupons, good through September
10.
SHOES--■-Airplane stamps 1
and d. good indefinitely.
Draft Prospected Under New
Rules
Draft prospects ut men in vari
ous age groups Have been outlined:
by .National Selective Service
headquarters in a i event state
ment ot policy, subject to adjust
ment as needs ot me armed no
ves change: Men Us through d.>
finely to see service unless nie
placeable in essential aclivilv ;
men 2t> through 2b—- likely to n
mam in civil life for the tune be
ing if found to be "ilecessaiv in
and regularly engaged in' war
production or in support of ha
liotial health, safely and interest ;i
men ;lu through .17 —likely to ie ,
main m civil file tor an indefinite ;
period, if • regularly engaged in
war production oi in suppoit for'
induction bv tile armed forces.
I o Help Get Farm Supplies
Dealers are required to give
farmers preference in the purch
•ise ul' about :;uo lifted items
I aim supplies, under a recently
revised War Production hoard
regulation. A farmer may buy
bese supplies upon Ins written i
eitiucafion that the supplies "are
needed How and will be used foi ;
Jti.cr than household purposes ini
• lie operation of a farm." \ew it
•n;s added to the list include hay |
-lacker raises, tile ext i nguislu-i s. i
.lashljgii!s. funnels, tool sharpen
ing grinders, harness repair tools,
"Hereto mixeis; metai fence
posts. Portland cement and iti'ula
. in- materials.
Aid for Farm Communities
Agricult it ra lly based commu
nities wishing assistance in plan
ning post War jobs may get assis
tance from tin1 Department of Ag
riculture-. Engineers, industrial
chemists, statisticians, marketing
experts and other consultant' will
"c available to aid communities
w here farm, income and farm pur
chases make up the backbone ot
local business. The communities
mike their own plans and put pro
rmis into action at their own ex
pense, while the consultants pro
vide them with specialized aid and
suggestions.
More Children’* Garments
More than two million dozen
essential items of infants' and of
■bildren's wearing apparel will he
'induced during .June-, July and
Uigust. \VPit said. All garments
■ re to be manufactured front wnv
■n cotton fabrics and will include
nl'utits' creepers, gowns and dies
es; children's pajamas, sunsuits
and overalls- girls' blouses and
Iresses; and boys' wash suits. un
lerwear. overalls, shirts, and
Reduces Heavy Hog Ceiling
The coiling price of hogs weigh-!
ing over J4u pounds has been re-!
ouceil by ,5 cents pei hundred-!
" erg lit, etteetn e Jlin.v i 5, tile Of-!
lice bl f't'ice Adnumsti auoli all-i
lioUnces. i lie action was taken to ,
disc'u uiage teeding c>f gram, es
pcciau;, coin, to ■ heavyweight!
Hogs and to eueouiage marketing j
ol dogs Lietcuc they leach 240 I
pouinls.
i Am ail American Day
-May 2 i (las Ueen designated as
I -fin an A1 he runn l*ay. Die day!
oil Wined the l lilted Mutes wilt!
honor the 2.4,o.ooo men and wu
lnen wn.i reached voting age and I
the loo.uuii citizens ,,i torgign
origin vv no "ere na, al aln.ed ill!
Du , n was reported by the Of-|
dec of \\ ar i n 1 onuat ion. tit the
Ml no newly naturalized citizens
no.dud are m the armed forces
and approximately 111.00(1 came
I iem enemy or tormei eiieliiy lia- !
Hons i .7,000 Italians. :17,0001
' •' 'iiian- ;U;d 2.0(H) Komatuans, I
II Liligai lan.-x and hul-anans. In
■ •' * ■ Op to Ant II I a. till- year
*■’' ’♦» i uivii*li-lun it ot
ii.r ai’hual lot res on u \ ciM-as duty'
V‘ Civ naturalized.
Maritinto L)ay, Next Monday
* : major event il \;at miiaf
;i ‘me I lay . Alay _';j. tin.- year.
•• ‘i, i.o lire aval d of tin- i• i1. low
ltuii.it r-,1 .Manners Medal* lo tlio
tit-M o; km ;>( uu rviiamt ofi'icei s
:uiii killed in ai-tioii. the
W ..I Xhlppina- A.iimaa-ti atioli an
taunioo Apodal eix ic.es will bo
bold /in rntiiolio. on Sunday, .May
VI. tor : bo more 1 ban d .mill mor
vltaid nil.Ivors aud seamen who
laivo ,i;i\on 1 boil bit- deliverinu;
war maioi 'Ceremonies stress-i
-tin- fmipo-e. anil ai ouinpiisli'
. m e 111 s ..t tin ( . S Ai./roliaiiI Ala
in.o w ii’ i.o bob! at shipyards and
Ana s ,'an l.oaloii post:-.
Restrictions on Containers
id ' a'iaf \ i •. ■ ai d-os whose
p.'a K ; • or: and sbipji:... a, now
wood.!! container.-- arc losliiotod
:‘d !ei •) n-l.o in inojiniv . antnhmpes
and no bins. cal l , i raullthwyer. ‘
Uioiv. oiidiiiiboi s. a I apes (juice
;,bd la'idoi, lot; nee anil radishes,’
U l-'dnii A d it 1111 i s 11 at 11 i n re
Iniinis onnvors When plaiinipe; ac
reage. slower-. itiiitiff Ha n own
packing should mate, sure that
tlie.’ (|Uida ot iU'W containers and
'Upply id' used oolit a I liot's a.c -ul‘_
lioioni to lake care of (lion ox
pod, d production. (.i-.won onu
plov ills' commercial packer-, should
ebook t" see that the packers have
stirtioieni .((notas of now or old
containers to moot reifuir'enieiUrk
Round-up
I “.y> that alu i two y fa is
| "l’ U ar- : ht‘ »»u\ mu pov. IT. of iiuli.
''dual- i the l'niio.1 A'tates has
reached the all time hadi of -
j t-MHI.mm.lHm in the form of VasH
and checking accounts' fd(Urr
thousand u-od ! rack-lay ins- t rac
t "i s ai o needed for w ork on farms
ut i, m.ires, foiosls arid nil fields
'' i -ex 11 -at? ioiollt siipjilies
a,rf' 11 "1 bought through If-eft*i
"■p
to" Helens,-.
million pound?
'l b r
d-p
n. W I' B ma
- r- it hitting |mw
il additional 1
Inoii prunes i
•ft ion fo eiviliar
■ : by U FA
1 ^y, ami jeatl
five! a ire, frm
J’fr pair ahViv
>t*S () [' A ar
ABOVE
THE
HULLABALOO
By LYTLE HULL
POSTWAR PROTECTION
It is never too early to tiepin
figurine; out how to combat the
wreckers" ami save our naval, air
and merchant fleets after the war
is over; because jiig-t as sure as
'detith and taxes" there are the
usual persons and groups waiting
iround to start the customaiy post
car campaign to convert our un
lements of war into ‘‘plowshai
-s." The same sort of people have
done the same sort of thing after
every war we ever fought; and
they will do it after this wat un
les* we have leained a lesson in
he hist 15u years, which -need
less to say we have not.
liy the end of the year lti-l-i
he United States will have a
navy larger than all the navies
if all the nations on earth com
bined. The annual upkeep of such
a’ fleet in peacetime would pro
baldy amount to as much as we
spend every two weeks nowadays
lecause we didn't have a prewar
lavy large enough to "put the
fear" in certian aggressors on the
other side of the world. If we
had possessed a fleet in libit* as
powerful as that which we will
have at the end of this year, we
could possibly have prevented —
with threats—Hitler's attack up
on Poland. And almost certainly
Japan would not have dared at
tack us. One simply does not
jump on someone of three or four
times one's strength and fighting
ability. One might not like Joe
Louis or Jack Dempsey, hut one
doesn’t attack them—even from
behind. Nations are the same— i
they leave the big fellow alone
until they get big enough them
selves to lick him—or think they
■an ,
But even if the threat of war
x ith such a naval giant as we are |
becoming, would not prevent the!
recurrence of aggression in Eu
upe—a defense such as out new |
navy will constitute would certain
ly deter any foreign optimist from
seeking the military conquest of *
I tin, may i;• <■ lie very far
'■’D « .1 .< i|iiipped army
van be 111.r. ..in I he sea and
bu.den n, ii .. middle of some ell
V"‘i von:. II..t no enemy will
f tb;u trivi, as a I! -I another lla
imn uni.v-s he ran maintain Ins
sii.pph line.- and ran provide m
... my v\ 1111 . he heaVier iiiiplenn. nl.'
i'l war lh: l.e i *• uh| do old. ..n
(tie ronlinei.il i| l.e nail command
•■I Hu an .wiiii niy i i.irls of eaiirei
ha e,| plane .
u on a 11 emend.ms navy, and
e.I eat land i a ed and cal riel -based
an 1111, « . mil roiijiiiv will I" ale
! l mu a 11.u '.ei ; lull a itllollt I III ill,
we wdl .become mole and more
mi eeplil.de t.u assault as model n
elm ini' ,,| War increase then etfi
vienc\ 1 lie udden overpowering
attack i> hei uni np 1111- fashion;
ami /n lime tuYmne a nation will
not l.e allowed tun years to pro
pare a ftei u I,a, been attacked.
It w ill .have In he pi epared — or
die,
W e mu t niainiaii an all pow
er! u! navy, naval auxiliary force,
and an force-; and right now is
as good a lime ,r all, to make up
our mind iha’t we will resist the
.-ure to-come campaign to scrap
ilimit within two years after the
war i- ovei —if not stumer.
S(M BF.ANS
W hat alum growing some edi I
Ide soybeans this summer? They
al t* not al larked by bene beetle',
and are immune to niosl garden!
diseases. They have one serious
fault; i; 1111111 s like them, too.
The cotton classing office at j
Raleigh will -end each grower.,
whose cottmi staples less than all j
inch, a card reminding him that
lie needs some improved seed, .
ays I .ail Holler of N. C. State I
.’ollege.
Vernon Pledges Sup
port To Major
Gregg Cherry
i). M. Vernoti, prominent Mt.
flully bank oil iei'ui ami candidate
for one of Gaston county's two
seals in the lower house ol the
General Assembly, in a statement
issued unlay pledged dose co-op
VmuIioU, if elected, with the plat
form ami policies of Major Gregg
t lu rry, eumlidute for Governor.
Candidale Vernon dec la-red lie
was "particularly impressed with
the statements in the Cherry plat
form vlitli regard to the tiscul ami
taxation policies of the State" ami
declared he intends to work, it
elected, in the closest possible co
opt ration with "all efforts which
are exerted to translate into let;
lslative reality the planks of the
Cherry plalfdtm."
Mr. Vernon's statement was as
follows: "1 ha\e lead and cai dul
ly studied (he plallorm of Major
liregg Cherry of oui county, can
didate for tiovernor, and have
been very deeply impressed by it.
"lain proud that (fusion coun
ty has produced a man who has so
many i|ualilicalioiis for the utt’iee
of governor, and who is running
on a platfoim for sound, sane and
progi essive government,
"1 am particularly impressed
with the statements in Major
Cherry s platform with regard to
itie fiscal ..ml luxation policies
of the 'tale and 1 would like to
pledge to the people of Caston
county that, if 1 am elected as one
of Gaston county's representa
tives in the legislature. 1 will
work in the cl< est possible co-op
eration with Major Cherry and
.villi all erforts which arc exerted
to translate into legislative real
ity the planks of the Cherry plat
MEMORIES GF
MT. ZION CHURCH
By Mrs. Hugh Sneed
As Remembered by Uncle Nathan
Anthony
All. / i i in ('Inn fit ioeated about
two and ci. e :IkJ f milt■> north of
('hei i y \ die ini.ltls many rich mem
■ nr.- for "Idin be Noth'’ Antlio.ny,
on. ( luiiryville’s oldest living citi
zen. lit- remember’- u'ninjj; to hi ■
lathers funeral tit tin' aye of t'oUl
and ulie-hitll years.
To a church on lids site, which
Was tl.e old llebion Presbyterian
t'hutch. The land was donated by
Hen Anthony a great uncle of
ITu-le Nath's. The Alt. Zion I'lju.rch
has I n re1') j!| everal times, but
there has l.e'en a church on this
la ml ..roll ml l ad yea i s.
Memorial Hay lias been held
oyer .lb years at Ml. Zion each
Second Sunday of .May. People
come here annually from tit leas
live .-tI es. The \vi Itei family
have four yenerat io,... buried ill
this cemetery. On .Memorial Day
several services tire held with at.
outstanding; guest speaker. This
\ ear . e bad a fori ,er t'hei i y\ ill"
boy. Key. Leslie lb.-iki.ut ( .
’"iiiti us spe.d er picnic lunch i
Held . o the grounds aitii mall
pt-o| a- spec, 1 i .ie !.a , ret evriny old
. tv. i.atices and enjoying the day
ai living memories ot loved ones
wl o sleep the last sleep here at
\l . Zion. Then we ad pan to nice
■ am lie second Sunday of .Way
I to. when tie hope' the Wat yvil
II In m er and the I'm e we Hit
ill all tie (tome trtaiii.
A
y in tin hunt staple
• tton aiou of North laroliiia
ons demand : Hi:- proy rum l ot ey
I MO*E than 30.000 BALES f
' REP CROSS WORKERS ALONE
MAPE ALMOST OHS 3/WQN
SUR&iCAL PRESSINGS LAST
tear. /
SCENES ON
MAIN STREET
David F. Dellinger going to the
Democratic rally »eunesclay ev
ening. baviu ib a cai.uiuare 101
ilOUse ol Representatives llum
oaston county . . . uaipn Uuney
anu Tian r>iack going to me. luem
ocratic rally vVeUncaUuy evening,
naipn arid nan are .ruiiuiUai.es mi
tow nsmp Jpiislanie mom 11 -
111^ to ii.t- Lull' lot mb lulicit .
lb. r»iaiiie i>eaiu ami .lluui ice
cicala discussing tilegg l_ liei l
chances to tie nit. next tiuvemui
ol .\oiLii t aioiuia . . J. ben ut .i
niger anti li. lluntel KudlSlll go
ing to ’me base ot.ll game labi
leusuay. ben arm nuniei says
tlie begum nab a cnampioiisinp
team tills .tear . . . \i . t . lloweli
sweeping me sule walk oil in Horn
ol nis sane . . . t'lot. S...rlies tell j
nig a }okt* at tne ihug .'tore . . - !
b. At. ytmin .,i gu.ng politics m
tire city nail . . . Aiarvin tiagei
going to liis work . . . riugn stu.eti
tiding ins tine horse . . . Alionso
beam discussing polities. tie
non l know who Alionso is tor —
t 11ei ry ol .dcbonahl . . . Don't
lOrgel to vote m tne DcniuiTueiv
primary, Saturday May 2ith. 1 tie
polls wilt open at li: >d A. Ai., and
elose at lin'd) 1'. AI.
BANK TO BE CLOSED
SATURDAY, MAI 20
The (Tien yville .National Bank
will not ne open Satin day. .day
L'Otli, m observance ol ludepeii
donee Day. Patrons : desiring
change are asked io cooperate
With the hank employees hy alien
ding to vour needs dn !■ inlay,
.May 1 '.1111.
WlLLlE LEE SlHKONCE
CELeURA’I'ES BIKI IIOAY
Willie l.ee Seln olive, attractive
lit tit* daUKhtei of C'| I. and Airs.
Claude 1,. Schronee celebrated her
tenth . 1 ■ 11 tii>lit\s anniversary. mi
Mommy. Alov la.li. I lie main at
traction tel the liitle nelleiee was
tile birthday eake, decoialed ill I
pink with happy Lirthuay and top- |
pea with lighted candles. i pi. |
Schronee is stationed at Fort lkfiss.
CAM) Ol THANKS
We wish te thank out many’
Triends and neiunbor.- foi the,
many deeds d kindne-s ami words
of sympathy duniie the illhPs- and
death ol ein deal wife alni dausj;h
tel’.
Flank Franklin
All. alni Mis . .1. A. Feat tie
1’fe. Lonnie K. I'eelei \\lio has
been in the Woodrow Wilson llos
pital. St atintoti, Ya., ha- arrived
home with a honorable discharge.
I
Si**
Inch
Smtton
T REV. ROBERT H. HARPER f
Paul in Corinth.
Lesson tor May 21: Acts 19:1
| 18; 1 Corinthians 12-14. __j
Golden Text: 1 Cor. 13: 13.
Paul, largeh
I t‘uulil turn I'm
| making:. In i
Aquila. a man
ami "wrought"
i|i|"
,! like
to tetlt-!
he found |
him, per- I
haps in parmei ship, lie formed a
close friendship with Apuila uiiil
his wife Priscilla. When lie left!
Corinth for Asia Minor, these
friends went with him, and Aqtii
la took up Ids trade in Kphesus.
lie must have prospered, for his
house there was large enough for
('hrist inn gat borings.
At tii st Paul | reached in the
synagogue in Corinth. W hen ho.s
ile lew .
th
he f.
de
li e wt i>t into the
: us. The 11fiei of [he
pus. becoming a convert,
hostile .lews, becoming ell
• d, brought Paul before the
consul, charging him with
iking It iman law. lint that of
CHURCH NOTICES
First Presbyterian
J. WALTER COBB
Supply-P»*tor
Subject of eleven o clock ser
mon Sunday morning, “Man s
i met' Concern in Life”. No preuch
nig service Sunday evening, on ac
n'lint of the union baccalaureate
. .•! vice at Elementary No. One
\uditorium. (luest-pi eacher, Dr.
(V. H. Frazer of Charlotte. Dr.
ta/.er was formerly President of
Queens College. The hour lor the
-ervice is Shit) p. nt.
Voting People's Croups at 7:15
P. M.
Sunday School 10 a. in Sun
day, with classes for all ages.
Clioir Practice every Wednes
d iv evening at 7,>10. K \V. Car
ol. Choir Leaner.
First Baptist Church
E. S. ELLIOTT, Pa.tor
May 21, 1944
10:00 a. ni. Sunday School.
Beginners Day in our Sunday
School, all parents of four and
five-year-old children are urged
■ . one with i heir children.
.lips Kufh Black is Supt. of the
Be. intieis 1 iepartment.
I I mi a. m.. “The Work of Our
Southern Baptist Convention" by
I’d' tor.
, d) p. in.. Baptist Training
s :d0 p. in.. Baccalaureate Ser
mon will he delivered at the school
auditoi iiim.
U cdue dav evening at Spin p.
iii , Mid Week Prayer Service. A
very special visitor plans to he
with Us al this time All Deacons,
Sunday School (Ifficcrs and Teach
ers are ui ged to he present.
I'd 111;i\. X :Un p. m., ('lion Prae
i ice at t he church.
Pa.mo has Keen avvav tin- past
week attendin ' the Southern Bap
In l t don flit ion in Atlanta, (iu.
2nd 'Baptist Church
W. LUTHER HAWKINS, Pattor
Beginning ut 7 o'clock Sunday
evening and meet inn each evening
at . too. Monday though Thursday
ot Me.xi week, the Second Baptist
t Burch will have a week of study
,n methods for the training unions
■ >f the church. Kooks are being
furished through the courtesy of
the hirst Baptist Church. The peo
ple of the Second Baptist Church
me grateful for this kindness, and
also for the work done by Mr.
E\erelt Sti out e of the First
Church, who has been very helpful
Hi getting '.In’ work started. Teach
ers lor this -riles ul studies are:
for the adults'. Mrs. llertrude
Same; J\>r the Intermediates and
v o u n g people, Mr. K ye re It
Slrotipe; for the Juniors, Miss
\ assic Lee Hicks All who care to
lake part are im'ted.
At the morning service the pas
tor will bring a message to the
church and to the non-Christian.
An invitation is extended to all.
At the evening service at M o’clock,
one of two songs. “Jesus, Savior,
Pilot Me", or “Let the Lower
I ights Be Burning” will he illus
trated. On Monday evening, fol
lowing the Study hour, there will
he a special prayer meeting, held
in Behalf of the men and women
in service. This lias been a feature
of the work of this church foi the
past month.
iici.il dismissed the ease, whereup
on the liieek moii set upon the
new ruler of the synagogue and
After that no man troubled
Paul hut himself at one time he
must have become despondent,
for a vision came to linn for Ids
encouragement.
The great chapter on Love, I
Corinthians. 1'!. included in the
le.-son text, first shows the impor
tance of Love by a number of
coi!lr;vsts, then tells of tilings that
i ove will empower a man to do.
and'closes with Hie eternity of
Love, Bui the chapter does not de
line Iaive. 'Che Bible teaches that
Cud is love. Manifestly a man who
is in harmony with Cod's will
lakes mi a nature similar to that
of (Bid. Perhaps that new nature
may he called Love.
THERE’S SOMETHING BETTER FOR
YOUR TABLE — IT’S SUPER-BREAD
Enriched with Vitamins and Iron ... as part of
the great new national health and welfare
program to make a more vigorous America.
cHoduMfl'
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/U you* Q'loc&ik—Qei a loaf today!